mise en scène
noun
the process of setting a stage, with regard to placement of actors, scenery, properties, etc.
mise en scènes
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pluralof mise en scène.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
mise-en-scènes
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pluralof mise en scène.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
mise en scènenounthe process of setting a stage, with regard to placement of actors, scenery, properties, etc.
Example Sentences
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The songs are rapid mise-en-scènes, with Whack as mordant narrator, as if she’d been plucked from a rambunctious but meditative teen movie.
From The New Yorker ● Jul. 1, 2018
From salt and pepper shakers to cookie jars to Freudian mise-en-scènes, Steinbach’s work pulls from so much that’s recognizable, but always shifted or shuffled a bit.
From Slate ● Dec. 1, 2017
Although the productions featured impressive sets and lighting, the efforts did not pay off because of cumbersome mise-en-scènes and emotional flatness.
From New York Times ● Jan. 31, 2010
