Ricardo and Painting
RICARDO ET LA PEINTURE is Barbet Schroeder's portrait of his friend, the painter Ricardo Cavallo, who has devoted his life to painting. From Buenos Aires to Finistère, via Paris and Peru, this film is not only an invitation to delve into the history of painting, but also to discover the life of an extraordinary man who, with simplicity and humility, has always been fully committed, even passing on his passion to the children of his village.
Cast
- n/a
- Ricardo Cavallo
Ricardo and Painting
Barbet Schroeder
- Documentary
- Production Country / Year
- Switzerland, France 2022
- Language
- fr. OF mit en. UT
- Format
- DCP, Color, 106min
1.78:1 (16:9), Discrete 5.1
- Original Title
- Ricardo et la Peinture
Director & Crew
Barbet Schroeder
Born in 1941 in Tehran/Iran. Grew up in Colombia and France. Studied Philosophy at the Sorbonne. Worked as a film critic, later as a director’s assistant. Active as a director, screenwriter and producer.
Filmography
1972 LA VALÉE, Spielfilm HOF 1974
1974 Général Idi Amin Dada: Autoportrait, Dokumentarfilm Hof 1974/2018
1976 MAITRESSE, Spielfilm HOF 1976
1982/84 THE CHARLES BUKOWSKI TAPES 1 + 2, Vido-Tapes Hof 1984
1987 BARFLY, Spielfilm Hof 1987
1990 REVERSAL OF FORTUNE, Spielfilm HOF 1990
1992 SINGLE WHITE FEMALE, Spielfilm HOF 1992
1995 KISS OF DEATH, Spielfilm
1996 BEFORE AND AFTER, Spielfilm HOF 1996
1998 DESPERATE MEASURES, Spielfilm
2000 LA VIRGEN DE LOS SICARIOS, Spielfilm HOF 2000
2002 MURDER BY NUMBERS, Spielfilm
2008 INJU, LA BÊTE DANS L'OMBRE, Spielfilm
2015 AMNESIA, Spielfilm HOF 2015
2017 LE VÉNÉRABLE W., Dokumentarfilm HOF 2017/2018
2023 RICARDO ET LA PEINTURE, Dokumentarfilm HOF 2023
“I was immediately struck by his painting and his personality. I knew on the spot that in life you meet only few people like him. Ricardo is a man with a unique sensitivity, an extraordinary openness to others, and a generosity that he constantly displays. I was lucky enough to be the first to discover the most secret part of his work: thousands of extraordinary and believable gouaches that are part of what he calls ‘active imagination’.”
Barbet Schroeder
- Producer
- Lionel Baier
- Régine Vial
- Charles Gillibert