Complex sentence: The movie was hailed by international critics as a success by a major new talent, but many Italian critics thought it was undeniably a Pasolini film, although Bertolucci made a conscious effort to create a distinct individual style.
Split into simpler sentences: The movie was hailed by international critics as a success by a major new talent. Many Italian critics thought it was undeniably a Pasolini film, although Bertolucci made a conscious effort to create a distinct individual style.