Location

Location, a key part of mise-en-scene, is crucial to the film Bonnie and Clyde. The film itself, set in Texas, shows many scenes that emphasize the film set being in Texas like the diverse landscapes featured in the film and the strong southern culture.

Sets (interiors)

There are many interior sets in Bonnie and Clyde because they are always on the run. For example this scene shown below, it is a good example of the simplistic yet at the time good enough for them life they had. They didn’t have much but after robbing the banks were able to afford more things. So the sets featured in the film continuously get better and better because of their increasing money from robbing.

Costumes

The costumes in Bonnie and Clyde are important in the sense that they show the typical styles of the era in which the film was set in (the early 1930’s). It also shows each characters persona, like for example in this scene, Bonnie is wearing her clothes that she wears for work as she meets Clyde before her work begins in the morning. It shows her lack of wealth before meeting Clyde and that shes really only just a Texan girl from the village. Clyde, throughout the film, is shown to dress smart and business like, as if he’s always ready to go out and make money. It shows his serious character persona with a hint of glamour and wealth.

Props

The main props in Bonnie and Clyde consist of guns used for shooting and defense. Here, Bonnie and Clyde are practicing shooting their guns. The use of props helps to emphasize the narrative of the film and show that the film is a crime/action.