"mise en scène" meaning in English

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      "sense": "arrangement of props and actors on a stage or for film",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "σκηνοθεσία"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "arrangement of props and actors on a stage or for film",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "messinscena"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "mizansēnu",
      "sense": "arrangement of props and actors on a stage or for film",
      "word": "ミザンセーヌ"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "mijangsen",
      "sense": "arrangement of props and actors on a stage or for film",
      "word": "미장센"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "mizânsen",
      "sense": "arrangement of props and actors on a stage or for film",
      "word": "میزانسن"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "arrangement of props and actors on a stage or for film",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "mise-en-scène"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "arrangement of props and actors on a stage or for film",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "encenação"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "mizanscéna",
      "sense": "arrangement of props and actors on a stage or for film",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "мизансце́на"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "insceniróvka",
      "sense": "arrangement of props and actors on a stage or for film",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "инсцениро́вка"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "arrangement of props and actors on a stage or for film",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "puesta en escena"
    }
  ],
  "word": "mise en scène"
}