mise en scène

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English

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Etymology

Borrowed from French mise en scène.

Pronunciation

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Noun

mise en scène (plural mises en scène)

  1. Physical environment; surroundings.
  2. The arrangement of props and actors on a stage or for film.
    • 1998: H. Robert Cohen, Original Staging Manuals for Ten Parisian Operatic Premières, 1824–1843, page xiii (Pendragon Press; →ISBN, 0945193610):
      For reasons explained in the previous volume, noticeably absent are mises en scène representing productions at the Théâtre-Italien.

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French

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Pronunciation

Noun

mise en scène f (plural mises en scène)

  1. mise en scène (arrangement on a stage)
  2. contextualization (creation of a context for a story)
  3. false flag (staged event)

Portuguese

Noun

mise en scène f (plural mises en scène)

  1. Alternative spelling of mise-en-scène