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mise-en-scène

Verified Arts & entertainment French in English
mise en scène
mise-en-scène

Definition

The arrangement of everything visible in a film or theatre scene.

From French mise en scène.

Merriam-Webster records 1833 for this headword. The date refers to the dictionary’s recorded sense, which may differ from the meaning illustrated here. See the dictionary entry.

Example of use

The cramped set shaped the film's mise-en-scène.

Variants

mise en scène

Historical attestation

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mise-en-sc%C3%A8ne

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