Complex sentence: She starred in the title role of Fred Schepisi's 1987 film "Roxanne", a modern retelling of Edmond Rostand's play "Cyrano de Bergerac", a performance described as "sweet" and "gentle" by film critic Roger Ebert.
Split into simpler sentences: She starred in the title role of Fred Schepisi's 1987 film "Roxanne", a modern retelling of Edmond Rostand's play "Cyrano de Bergerac". Her performance described as "sweet" and "gentle" by film critic Roger Ebert.