mise-en-scene
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The movie has its quirks structurally, but the performances and Grangier’s mise-en-scène more than compensate.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 21, 2026
Unforced but ever-present in Reichardt’s mise-en-scène, they remind us that this bored aesthete’s misadventure is an especially empty way to buck conformity.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 16, 2025
With this mise-en-scène, let us return to the original question of how a machine might become conscious, starting with the first of the two theories.
From Scientific American • Sep. 8, 2023
A twist on the standard movie premiere mise-en-scène, with mats of sod replacing the traditional red carpet.
From Slate • Jun. 17, 2023
We can only exist together here in our little mise-en-scène at the end of the path—the setting of our own documentary short.
From "Love, Hate & Other Filters" by Samira Ahmed
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