Complex sentence: On 9 February 2013, it was announced that Benoît Jacquot would direct a film based on the 1900 novel "The Diary of a Chambermaid" and producer Kristina Larsen stated, "Jacquot's version will be the most faithful adaptation of Mirbeau's novel".
Split into simpler sentences: On 9 February 2013, it was announced that Benoît Jacquot would direct a film based on the 1900 novel "The Diary of a Chambermaid". Film producer Kristina Larsen stated, "Jacquot's version will be the most faithful adaptation of Mirbeau's novel".