Mise-en-scene/Elements of Moving Image Expression in "The Piano".

"The Piano" is set during the 1800's so the women are all wearing long dresses and gothic looking clothing. They are also quite constrictive as they are quite tight and have funny petticoat things coming out of them. This shows the lack of freedom that the women have by being in a mans world and also the loss of language that Ada has. She has no freedom and no voice. This is also true for …

…skinny. This makes her look as though she is powerless which she is as she is in a strange country with all these strange people and strange things happening to her. All the background characters are all dressed in browns, greys and dark colours. This means that with the main characters being dressed in black and tartan that they stand out more against the background which is also dark and depressing from mud and rain.