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metteur en scène

American  
[me-tœr ahn sen] / mɛ tœr ɑ̃ ˈsɛn /

noun

French.

PLURAL

metteurs en scène

  1. a director of a theatrical or cinematic production.

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Seurat was a brilliant and highly self-conscious metteur en scene.

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