i would not compare it to le placard and which imho have more comic moment and but romuald and juliette while be a slow starter certainly keep your attention go throughout the film and nicely paced and reach a heart warm conclusion positive . there be many marvellous comedic moment and some brilliant pathos and realistic situation act by all actor . it be a typically french film and in which while confront prejudice and phobia and which in turn the make the viewer confront his own shortcoming . i be certainly pleased to have this in my library and and will no doubt watch it time and time again and which to me be a mark of a great film .