Bernard Woringer

Henry Dussard, a young American, inherits a picturesque but badly neglected olive farm in southern France and is determined to make it operational again despite cautionary advice from the local priest and a pretty villager. Desperate for laborers, the inventive Dussard turns to the zaniest crew of olive pickers ever recruited - four mischievous monkeys! As former members of an Air Force space team, these intelligent chimps quickly pick up on their new responsibilities. (imdb)

A portrait of three women - daughter, mother and grandmother - each attempting to tackle their problems in their own way. The story begins with a funeral. (BFI)