Complex sentence: Szlovak began her career as the cinematographer for Chantal Akerman's 1974 experimental French film "Je, tu, il, elle", but she is now best known as the writer and director of independent films.
Split into simpler sentences: Szlovak began her career as the cinematographer for Chantal Akerman's 1974 experimental French film "Je, tu, il, elle". She is now better known as the writer and director of independent films.