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The movie retells the story of Romeo and Juliet.
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That’s a story worth retelling, if only to throw this potential recantation into sharper relief.
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Bill McKibben, The New Yorker, 28 Feb. 2025
As told and retold over many centuries, the story sees Odysseus embark on a perilous ten-year journey in an effort to return home to his beloved wife, Penelope, and son Telemachus.
—Shania Russell, EW.com, 17 Feb. 2025
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In retelling the same story multiple times from different perspectives, a show risks testing its audience’s patience.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 24 Jan. 2025
The story is told and retold by 11 members of the two families across seven decades — from Zbaida’s parents and in-laws and two maids to Zbaida’s granddaughter, Hind, in 2013 — but never by Zbaida herself.
—May-Lee Chai, New York Times, 14 Jan. 2025
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Bill McKibben, The New Yorker, 28 Feb. 2025
As told and retold over many centuries, the story sees Odysseus embark on a perilous ten-year journey in an effort to return home to his beloved wife, Penelope, and son Telemachus.
—Shania Russell, EW.com, 17 Feb. 2025
So Far The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time
The 200 Greatest Singers of All Time
In retelling the same story multiple times from different perspectives, a show risks testing its audience’s patience.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 24 Jan. 2025
The story is told and retold by 11 members of the two families across seven decades — from Zbaida’s parents and in-laws and two maids to Zbaida’s granddaughter, Hind, in 2013 — but never by Zbaida herself.
—May-Lee Chai, New York Times, 14 Jan. 2025
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“Retell.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/retell. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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