Der kantige Kosmopolit leitete Berlin, Venedig, Locarno und Nyon. Sein Biograf lernte von ihm, dass man reisen und mit Menschen reden muss, um an grosse Filme heranzukommen. Eine persönliche Erinnerung.

The prolific film festival director was best known for his stints in charge of Locarno, Berlin and Venice, where he ushered the likes of 'Rain Man' and 'Magnolia' into the world.

Moritz De Hadeln, the former Locarno, Berlinale and Venice Film Festival chief, has died at 85