''Avec Matisse à Tanger (''

English English usually refers to: * English language * English people English may also refer to: Peoples, culture, and language * ''English'', an adjective for something of, from, or related to England ** English national ide ...

'': With Matisse in Tangier)'' is a 1993 Moroccan documentary film directed by

Moumen Smihi Moumen Smihi (born 1945 in Tangier) is a Moroccan filmmaker. His career spans more than four decades, during which he has written, produced and directed award-winning and influential feature films, short films and documentaries. He is considered t ...

Synopsis

The film chronicles

Henri Matisse Henri Émile Benoît Matisse (; 31 December 1869 – 3 November 1954) was a French visual artist, known for both his use of colour and his fluid and original draughtsmanship. He was a draughtsman, printmaker, and sculptor, but is known prima ...

's travels to

Tangier Tangier ( ; ; ar, طنجة, Ṭanja) is a city in northwestern Morocco. It is on the Moroccan coast at the western entrance to the Strait of Gibraltar, where the Mediterranean Sea meets the Atlantic Ocean off Cape Spartel. The town is the cap ...

as he seeks new motifs for his paintings from a Moroccan perspective.

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* {{IMDb title, 0414844, Avec Matisse à Tanger, 1993 film 1993 documentary films 1993 films Moroccan documentary films 1990s Arabic-language films