What is Mise-en-Scene

WHAT IS MISE EN SCENE?
When I stated in bygone days that everything is expressed on the screen through mise en scene in no way contested the importance of the subject-mater and the imput of the numerous people cooperating in the making of a movie. I never intended, for instance, to ignore or dismiss the significant contributions of the actors and the scriptwriters. I simply wanted to point out that the distinguishing feature of a great director lies precisely in his ability to metamorphose the stupidest 'plot" into a meaningful work. It is obvious that if we tried to summarize on paper th…