Let's make this birthday one to remember.

69 years old (Born on July 21, 1955)

Happy birthday, Béla Tarr! May your celebrations unfold at a leisurely pace—preferably in black-and-white and lasting no less than seven hours. Your films like *Sátántangó* have taught us patience (and bladder control), while *Werckmeister Harmonies* made whale-watching existentially profound.

From the rain-soaked streets of *Damnation*, to the shadowy docks of *The Man from London*, you've masterfully turned melancholy into cinematic poetry. Here's hoping this year brings you joy brighter than any monochrome palette can capture—and may life's plot twists be gentler on you than they are on your characters!

Cheers to another timeless orbit around our absurd universe!