Complex sentence: Pleased with what looked like her breakout role, Ripley bought a dress for the premiere, though she was distraught when Branagh sent her a card apologising for cutting her scenes from the finished film.
Split into simpler sentences: Pleased with what looked like her breakout role, Ripley bought a dress for the premiere. However, she was distraught when Kenneth Branagh sent her a card with a written message apologising for cutting her scenes from the finished film.