In Korkoro, Gatlif seems to have found his Sven Nykvist in cinematographer Julien Hirsch, who is actually the anti-Nykvist, employing a palette as restless and vivid as Nykvist’s was austere. Suffice it to say that grass has never looked greener in a film.
In give or take 364 days from now, the 65th edition of the Cannes film festival will be upon us. I know it's absurd, but there are some bonafide films in the works from some Cannes vets and according to these prognostications I supply below, we'll have one more heavyweight event with the possible participation from the likes of Abbas Kiarostami, Olivier Assayas, Paul Thomas Anderson and Hou Hsiao Hsien being joined by recent Palme d'Or winners (2008 and 2009) Laurent Cantet and Michael Haneke.