Mise-en-scène

noun (plural mise-en-scènes) Etymology: French mise en scène 1. a. the arrangement of actors and scenery on a stage for a theatrical production b. stage setting 2. a. the physical setting of an action (as of a narrative or a motion picture); context b. environment, milieu Synonyms: see background

Энциклопедический словарь Мерриама-Вебстера