Chapter 1 : Biographical notes.Early life in the Netherlands - A private Arcadia --Geneva and the "The incredible freedom of student life" --Animation studies in Farnham, England (1975-1978) --Graduation film The Interview (1978) --Early career - Barcelona and a mediterranean culture where you cannot be alone, still...Chapter 2 : Animating commercials for advertising agencies.Towards a realistic perfectionism-Richard Purdum Productions Studio in London --Disney mindset - Beauty and the the Beast (1989) --Tom Sweep (1992) - Easy, pure and joyful animation --Chapter 3 : The Monk and the Fish (1994) - The rise above dualism.The plot --Creating at the Studio Folimage, France --Animation - A choreography of restlessness --La Folia - The impetus of the pursuit --Symbolisms, metaphors and messages --Chapter 4 : Father and Daughter (2000) - Biography of longing.The plot --A tumultuous beginning --From storytelling to storyboard --Heightened natural awareness of pencil, paper and movement --Longing in long takes --The score - The Danube waves and bicycle bells --Critical reception of Father and Daughter --The consoling beauty of transience --Chapter 5 : The aroma of Tea (2006) - A blissful experience --Chapter 6 : Coronation of a dream: The making of The Red Turtle - Michael Dudok de Wit's ten-year-long "Exciting challenge", set by Studio Ghibli and completed in Europe.The plot --The storytelling --A unique collaborative effort on the visual development of The Red Turtle --The art of animation --The world of elegance, precision and emotion --The score - Sounds of the film and the music that sound like one --About a proverbial Dudok de Wit's perfectionism --The voices of some critics --Epilogue --Appendix 1: Glossary of Michael Dudok de Wit's favourite themes --Appendix 2: Michael Dudok de Wit's list of inspiring films --Appendix 3: Proust questionnaire by Michael Dudok de Wit for Andrijana Ru?i? (14 August 2017) --Appendix 4: Collaborators, other filmmakers and film critics about Michael Dudok de Wit and his films --Appendix 5: Filmography.