Mise en scene

This is originally applied to stage. This is anything that you can see on the scene (lighting props set...) This is broken down into:
Setting
Costume/Make up
Props
Lighting
Figure expression

First we look at setting in the film 9 to 5 which is set in the 1980s and touches on gender roles in those times. Concentrating on what the setting tells us about the characters...

First you can see that it is in a big city (possibly New York) and from the clothes in the opening scene that you see it is set in 1980s. Then you enter the office and there is the simple setting indication when the men that your attention is brought to all have offices that are made out wood paneling and have comfy chairs. While the women are all in the bull pen of desks. The first question the boss asks one of the women with some sort of power is if she could pick out a scarf for his wife and the second is if she could make coffee. The men have personal offices. This all showing the gap between men and women. Also the color change in rooms from a plastic white to a wood brown when you enter where the men work. The office of the boss is a manly man and you can tell this from the personalised decor in the office. Such as the deers on the wall and the football trophy. Also he is a vain man which you can see from the large mirror he has on his wall and he reinforces his power with his large chair that he sits on. All of this shows insecurity in that he needs these things to feel like he has power,