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One encounters echoes of this legendary order in Siesbye’s bowls, as if the works present modern retellings of an ancient epic, embodying deep time and the present moment, directness and enigma alike.
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Ayşegül Savaş, New Yorker, 30 Nov. 2025
Firth returned to the world of Austen to take on the role of barrister Mark Darcy in Bridget Jones's Diary, a modern retelling of Pride and Prejudice starring Renée Zellweger as the titular heroine, Bridget Jones.
—Andrea Wurzburger, PEOPLE, 29 Nov. 2025
Duff starred in the modern Cinderella retelling as orphan outcast Sam, who is treated horribly by her greedy stepmom (Coolidge) and stepsisters (Madeline Zima and Andrea Avery) after her father's death.
—Sydney Bucksbaum, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Nov. 2025
Hamnet is not a retelling of Hamlet, but rather an exploration of the domestic life of William Shakespeare (Paul Mescal) and his wife, Agnes (Jessie Buckley), the latter of whom is possessed by a kind of otherworldly romanticism.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 26 Nov. 2025
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Ayşegül Savaş, New Yorker, 30 Nov. 2025
Firth returned to the world of Austen to take on the role of barrister Mark Darcy in Bridget Jones's Diary, a modern retelling of Pride and Prejudice starring Renée Zellweger as the titular heroine, Bridget Jones.
—Andrea Wurzburger, PEOPLE, 29 Nov. 2025
Duff starred in the modern Cinderella retelling as orphan outcast Sam, who is treated horribly by her greedy stepmom (Coolidge) and stepsisters (Madeline Zima and Andrea Avery) after her father's death.
—Sydney Bucksbaum, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Nov. 2025
Hamnet is not a retelling of Hamlet, but rather an exploration of the domestic life of William Shakespeare (Paul Mescal) and his wife, Agnes (Jessie Buckley), the latter of whom is possessed by a kind of otherworldly romanticism.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 26 Nov. 2025
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“Retelling.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/retelling. Accessed 6 Dec. 2025.
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