Definition of mise-en-scène
1a
: the arrangement of actors and scenery on a stage for a theatrical production
b
: stage setting
2a
: the physical setting of an action (as of a narrative or a motion picture) : context
this ordinary house that became the mise-en-scène of an extraordinary drama— E. M. Lustgarten
b
: environment, milieu
enjoyed the mise-en-scène of suburban Miami
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The first known use of mise-en-scène was in 1833
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