Complex sentence: The film premiered in May 1996 at the 49th Cannes Film Festival: it was released in France on 21 August 1996 and in the United States on 25 December that same year.
Split into simpler sentences: The film premiered in May 1996 at the 49th Cannes Film Festival. It was released in France on 21 August 1996 and in the United States on 25 December that same year.