منذ بروزها في المشهد الفني قبل نحو سبع سنوات، تواصل ميلا الزهراني، شقّ طريقها مُمَثِّلةً تحفر مكانها بهدوء، بعيداً عن المبالغات الإعلامية أو الاندفاع نحو الأضواء. ما يميزها برأيي ليس فقط عدد الأعمال التي شاركت بها، بل الأسلوب الذي تؤدي به أدوارها: حضور فني ينتمي إلى ما يمكن وصفه بـ«السهل الممتنع»، إذ تبدو الشخصيات التي تؤديها قريبة، صادقة، غير مفتعلة، لكنها في العمق تحمل طبقات من التعبير والانفعال تلامس جوهر الموقف الدرامي دون أن تصرخ فيه.
هذا الأسلوب، جعلها تحظى بثقة عدد من أبرز المخرجين السعوديين، وفي مقدمتهم هيفاء المنصور التي منحتها بطولة فيلم «المرشحة المثالية»، وهو أول فيلم سعودي يُنافس في المسابقة الرسمية لمهرجان فينيسيا 2019م.
تجربة كهذه لم تكن مجرد محطة دولية لميلا، بل فتحت أمامها أفقاً احترافيّاً عزّز من وعيها السينمائي، وجعل النقاد يلتفتون إلى إمكانات ممثلة لا تزال في طور التكوين رغم السنوات الماضية، لكنها تعرف كيف توظّف تلقائيتها في خدمة الدور وتتقدم بشكل محسوب.
في فيلم «هوبال» مثلاً، وضمن تركيبة بطولة جماعية، أثبتت ميلا، أن وجودها لا يحتاج إلى مركزية الشاشة لتُرى، بل يكفي أن تدخل المشهد حتى تستقر في الذاكرة. هذا النوع من الحضور الناضج فنّاً يشي بموهبة لديها أكثر، ولم تقل كلمتها بعد، لكنها تقولها كل مرة بطريقتها الخاصة: دون صخب، ودون اصطناع.
رغم توهجها النسبي في الفترة الأخيرة، تظل ميلا ممثلةً في طور التشكُّل، ويبدو أن ما حققته حتى الآن ليس سوى بدايات ناضجة. ولعل الرهان الأكبر عليها لا يكمن في ما قدمته، بل فيما يمكن أن تقدمه إذا ما حافظت على وتيرة استمرارية مدروسة، وإذا ما واصلت صقل نجاحاتها عبر الاحتكاك بخبرات عالمية، واختارت أدوارها بعناية لا تقلّ عن صدق أدائها.
في هذه الحالة فقط، لن تكون ميلا مجرد وجه مألوف في المشهد السعودي، بل قد تصبح واحداً من ملامحه الرئيسية نحو سينما سعودية أكثر نضجاً وامتداداً.
#بالمشرط
ميلا الزهراني هل تراهن على الاستمرارية أم يخدعها توهج المرحلة؟
18 يونيو 2025 - 04:14
|
آخر تحديث 18 يونيو 2025 - 04:14
ميلا الزهراني
تابع قناة عكاظ على الواتساب
خالد الجارالله kjarallah@
Since her emergence in the artistic scene about seven years ago, Milla Al-Zahrani has been steadily carving her path as an actress, quietly establishing her place away from media exaggerations or a rush toward the spotlight. What distinguishes her, in my opinion, is not only the number of works she has participated in but also the style in which she performs her roles: an artistic presence that belongs to what can be described as "effortlessly difficult," as the characters she portrays feel close, genuine, and unforced, yet they carry layers of expression and emotion that touch the essence of the dramatic situation without shouting it out.
This style has earned her the trust of several prominent Saudi directors, foremost among them Haifa Al-Mansour, who cast her in the lead role of the film "The Perfect Candidate," which is the first Saudi film to compete in the official competition of the Venice Film Festival in 2019.
An experience like this was not just an international milestone for Milla, but it opened up a professional horizon that enhanced her cinematic awareness and drew critics' attention to the potential of an actress still in the process of formation despite the past years. However, she knows how to utilize her spontaneity in service of the role and advances in a calculated manner.
In the film "Hobbal," for example, within a collective lead structure, Milla proved that her presence does not need to be central on the screen to be seen; it is enough for her to enter a scene for her to settle in the memory. This type of mature artistic presence hints at a talent that has more to offer, and she has not yet said her final word, but she expresses it each time in her own way: without noise and without pretense.
Despite her relative glow in recent times, Milla remains an actress in the process of formation, and it seems that what she has achieved so far is merely a mature beginning. Perhaps the biggest bet on her lies not in what she has presented but in what she can offer if she maintains a thoughtfully sustained pace and continues to refine her successes through exposure to global experiences, carefully choosing her roles with the same sincerity as her performance.
In this case only, Milla will not be just a familiar face in the Saudi scene but may become one of its main features toward a more mature and expansive Saudi cinema.
This style has earned her the trust of several prominent Saudi directors, foremost among them Haifa Al-Mansour, who cast her in the lead role of the film "The Perfect Candidate," which is the first Saudi film to compete in the official competition of the Venice Film Festival in 2019.
An experience like this was not just an international milestone for Milla, but it opened up a professional horizon that enhanced her cinematic awareness and drew critics' attention to the potential of an actress still in the process of formation despite the past years. However, she knows how to utilize her spontaneity in service of the role and advances in a calculated manner.
In the film "Hobbal," for example, within a collective lead structure, Milla proved that her presence does not need to be central on the screen to be seen; it is enough for her to enter a scene for her to settle in the memory. This type of mature artistic presence hints at a talent that has more to offer, and she has not yet said her final word, but she expresses it each time in her own way: without noise and without pretense.
Despite her relative glow in recent times, Milla remains an actress in the process of formation, and it seems that what she has achieved so far is merely a mature beginning. Perhaps the biggest bet on her lies not in what she has presented but in what she can offer if she maintains a thoughtfully sustained pace and continues to refine her successes through exposure to global experiences, carefully choosing her roles with the same sincerity as her performance.
In this case only, Milla will not be just a familiar face in the Saudi scene but may become one of its main features toward a more mature and expansive Saudi cinema.
