In The Governess Goldbacher sets the historical reality with subtle elegance. In the scene where Rosina enters the dining area to inform her employers of her departure, all are dressed in attire associated with the English Victorian era. The son in an oversized baggy shirt, the father with a smart suit and a string bow tie. The daughter is sporting a child like dress which drops just below her knees, and the mother in a high neck lace dress. Although the scene is somewhat dramatic with Rosina's abruptness about leaving, she retires with the calm gracefulness women were expected to conduct themselves with in that day and age. As

In Raging Bull Scorsace portrays Jake LaMotta's life as a constant battle. At the turning point with the montage sequence of flashbacks we see many short clips of his numerous bouts mixed with colorized home video of his late courtship to early marriage with Vicky. This shows that he has no distinction between the boxing ring and life in general. The home video having color only means that this was the point in his life where he was most happiest, and he will always remember it vividly.

From these four works by Goldbacher, Kapur, Scorcese, and Visconti we see how the different realities were shaped using mise-en-scene.

In Elizabeth director Kapur did an excellent job portraying the many different phases in the Queen's life. From her carefree days before her rein where she wore long flowing and light dresses, to that of her rebirth as the "Virgin Queen." In her last phase she dons the most

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