Complex sentence: Joris Ivens (November 18 1898-June 28 1989) was a Dutch documentary filmmaker and devout communist, and is generally respected as one of the foremost documentarists of the twentieth century.
Split into simpler sentences: Joris Ivens (November 18 1898-June 28 1989) was a Dutch documentary filmmaker and devout communist. He is generally respected as one of the foremost documentarists of the twentieth century.