Pour le plaisir des yeux

In Morocco, as in many other North African countries, art is practised on a daily basis and on everyday objects. One such artist is a woman, a "neggaffa", whose mission and vocation is the beauty of women and children. She is a fairy, a magician, artist and story teller all rolled into one. The documentary follows 50 year-old Hajja Khadifa, a "neggaffa" just like her mother and grandmother before her, as she practices her "art" with the help of numerous assistants. A first hair cut, piercing a small girl's ears, the first fast at Ramadan, puberty, marriage, circumcision are some of the special events of life for which the "neggaffa" prepares her clients. "For eye's delight" is a fascinating story of a "neggaffa" and her tradition of beautifying the women of North Africa.