Complex sentence: Its original French title is "Ne touchez pas la hache" ("Don't touch the axe"), and it is based on the 1834 novel of the same name by Honoré de Balzac.
Split into simpler sentences: Its original French title is "Ne touchez pas la hache" ("Don't touch the axe"). It is based on the 1834 novel of the same name by Honoré de Balzac.