Cika wannan jumla:
A bikin baje kolin duniya na 1958 a Brussels, Kurant ya ga ma'aikatan fim din Jamus suna amfani da kyamarar Arriflex. Wannan ya sa Kurant ya sayi kyamarar kansa, da kuma ruwan tabarau da na'urar rikodin sauti. Daga nan ya yi aiki sosai a matsayin mai daukar hoto mai zaman kansa, yana tafiya zuwa Vietnam sannan kuma zuwa Kwango. A cikin 1962, Kurant ya koma Faransa don yin karatun fim a hukumance.