Barbet Schroeder nous propose un portrait de son ami le peintre Ricardo Cavallo qui consacre sa vie à la peinture. De Buenos Aires jusqu’au Finistère, en passant par Paris et le Pérou, ce film est une invitation à plonger dans l’histoire de la peinture mais aussi à découvrir la vie de cet homme qui, avec simplicité et humilité, s’est toujours engagé entièrement, jusqu’à transmettre sa passion aux enfants de son village.

揹上畫具登山涉水，畫家抵達崖邊岩洞寫生，既要專注捕捉眼前美景，還得注意 潮汐變化。原籍阿根廷的里卡多醉心繪畫，從熱鬧巴黎搬到寧靜村落，猶如苦行 隱士，以藝術為信仰，以繪畫作修行。同時開畫室教小孩創作，用熱情感染村裏 的下一代。舒羅德（《妖僧志》，42 屆）完成紀錄片「邪惡三部曲」後，把鏡頭 移向畫家好友里卡多，副題為「四十載友情」，不但侃侃而談其創作心路，從古希臘繪畫一路談到新印象派和立體主義，也間接描繪出兩人跨越四十年的友誼。

평생을 그림에 헌신한 리카르도 카발로에 대한 다큐멘터리. 부에노스아이레스에서 피니스테르까지, 영화는 관객을 회화의 역사, 그리고 언제나 예술에 전념했던 한 남자의 삶으로 초대한다.

Ricardo and Painting is Barbet Schroeder's portrait of his friend the painter Ricardo Cavallo, who devoted his life to painting. From Buenos Aires to Finistère, via Paris and Peru, this film is an invitation to dive into the history of painting, but also to discover the life of this exceptional man who, with simplicity and humility, always fully committed, to the point of transmitting his passion to the children of his village.