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mise en scène
[ mee zahn sen ]
noun
- the process of setting a stage, with regard to placement of actors, scenery, properties, etc.
- the stage setting or scenery of a play.
- surroundings; environment.
mise en scène
/ miz ɑ̃ sɛn /
noun
- the arrangement of properties, scenery, etc, in a play
- the objects so arranged; stage setting
- the environment of an event
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Word History and Origins
Origin of mise en scène1
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Example Sentences
But the master manipulator of mise-en-scène is back to what he does best in his fifth feature.
The convincing mise en scène was created with “smoke and mirrors,” said Zeitlin.
The lighting, mise en scène, and “effects” are all embarrassingly bad to our oversensitized eyes.
The consequences were not dreadful, but the mise en scène was all that could have been desired.
The mise en scène was therefore lugubrious and had its effect upon the merry visitors.
It would seem that the dramatists have not so much influence in the matter of mise-en-scène as they might wish.
The cause for these significant reactions was the mise en scène of the tiny vacant stage.
Since nothing was altered in the mise-en-scène of their love, why should their love itself be changed?
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