The Separation

The Separation

On March 21, 1905, the hemicycle of the Palais-Bourbon resounded with the first session of a crucial and animated parliamentary debate, which was to last nearly ten months and occupy 48 sessions in the Chamber of Deputies. They have to study the bill of separation of the Churches and the State. This law, which founded laicity in France, was adopted on December 9, 1905.

Cast for The Separation...

Pierre Arditi
Aristide Briand
Michael Lonsdale
Paul Doumer
Claude Rich
Abbé Gayraud
Jean-Claude Drouot
Jean Jaurès
Jacques Gallo
Le comte Armand de Baudry d'Asson
Pierre Santini
Maurice Allard