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mise en scene

mise en scene is the alternative spelling of mise en scène.

Meaning of mise en scène

Noun

mise en scène (plural mises en scène or mise en scènes)

  1. A physical environment; surroundings.
    • The smoking-room proper, with its mise en scène of Turkish divans, narghilehs, brass coffee-trays, and other Oriental properties, is no longer considered a necessity in the modern house; […]1897, Edith Wharton, Ogden Codman Jr., “The Library, Smoking-room, and “Den””, in The Decoration of Houses, New York, N.Y.: Charles Scribner’s Sons, →OCLC, page 151
  2. The arrangement of props and actors on a stage or for film.
    • Although this mise en scène may sound like a contrived “Twilight Zone” setup, it provides Mr. Powers with the perfect opportunity to show off his virtuosic skills as a writer[…]1995 June 27, Michiko Kakutani, “Playing Pygmalion to a Hermeneutic Computer”, in New York Times

Forms of mise en scene

pluralmises en scene
pluralmise en scenes

Questions about mise en scene

What is mise en scene the alternative spelling of?
Mise en scene is the alternative spelling of mise en scène.

Words near mise en scene in the dictionary

  1. mise en abyme
  2. mise en abymes
  3. mise en cadre
  4. mise en espace
  5. mise en place
  6. mise en scene
  7. mise en scenes
  8. mise en scène
  9. mise en scènes
  10. mise en shot
  11. mise-en-page

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