Damascus lost the incubator of its environment, in the picture, director Bassam Al Mulla, at the age of 66, following he was transferred to the Arab nation in its countries and expatriates, the truest living documentation of the history, reality, customs and traditions of the people of the Levant.
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The faithful guard of “Bab Al-Hara”, the late director Bassam Al-Mulla
While the advertisements multiply for the 12th part of the series “Bab Al Hara”, for the upcoming Ramadan 2022, the Syrian Artists Syndicate distributed an obituary to the guardian and sponsor of this portal since 2006, the distinguished and capable director Bassam Al Mulla, who died today at the age of 66, and 3 weeks before his birthday celebration On February 13.
The late man is from a family of art, as the father, Adham, is one of the pioneering actors, the two brothers, Moamen and Bashar, are distinguished directors, and his two sons, Adham and Shams, are among the promising actors of stardom in this field. It is only the product of love and appreciation for a legacy that extends in history and does not end in the present and remains to a future without limits.
The first five parts of “Bab Al-Hara”, this golden series, were completed by the late successively between 2006 and 2009, to devote himself to supervising the implementation of the subsequent parts, preserving their material, realism, details, and the rhythm of life in them so as not to upset the balance or dazzle that characterized all parts.
But this creator paved the way for all the flight in the reality of Bab Al-Hara with parallel works that he tired of during 15 years of working in small-screen works, so who can forget “Ayam Shamiya” (1992), “Nights of Salhia” (2004), and between them “Kan Yamakan”, Poppy”, “Al-Abid”, “Zaman Al-Majd”, and “Al-Khawali”. His relationship to heritage, history, and the bright images of Arabs did not stop in his many works, including “Diwan al-Arab”, “Flags of the Arabs”, “The Gate of History” and “Ramadan Lanterns”.
The late creator was interested in presenting the esteemed “Talk Show” away from the prevailing empty and superficial variety programs, so he presented works that are still being repeated on more than one Arab satellite channel “Al-Canal 7”, “The Night and the Stars”, “Basat Al-Reeh”, “David in Hollywood”, “Layl”. Ya Lil”, and “Smiles”, which he implemented in studios between Damascus, Beirut, Kuwait, and Dubai, yet he never stopped giving the Levantine environment first attention, even with various titles such as “The Leader” (with the late Wafik Al-Zaim) (2011), and “The Silk Market” (2020). In this context, a book was published 14 years ago by this artist, entitled “Bassam Al Mulla: Lover of the Damascene Environment”, by critic Muhammad Mansour.