(subtle) mythological retellings

which of these pieces of media drawing heavily from mythological or biblical stories can you name?
not including straightforward adaptations of the original stories; all of the answers in this quiz recontextualize the stories in some way
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type
year
origin
retelling
play
1912
Pygmalion
Pygmalion
novel
1950
The New Testament
The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe
novel
1952
Cain and Abel
East of Eden
musical
1956
Pygmalion
My Fair Lady
movie
1968
The Odyssey
2001: A Space Odyssey
anime
1995
The Book of Genesis, The Book of Revelation
Neon Genesis Evangelion
movie
2000
The Odyssey
O Brother, Where Art Thou?
movie musical
2001
Orpheus and Eurydice
Moulin Rouge!
movie
2003
Oedipus Rex
Oldboy
movie
2006
The Nativity Story
Children of Men
movie
2017
Iphigenia in Aulis
The Killing of a Sacred Deer
movie
2019
Prometheus, Proteus
The Lighthouse
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