- Allan Starski
Allan Mieczysław Starski (born
January 1 ,1943 inWarsaw ) is a PolishAcademy Award winning production designer and set decorator.Allan Starski is the son of
Ludwik Starski famous screenwriter and popular songwriter (such as "Zapomniana melodia" and "Piętro wyżej"). In 1969, he graduated with a degree in architecture from the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw ("Pol. Akademia Sztuk Pięknych"). His first work as a production designer was in a film by Ryszard Bera called "Chłopcy" ("Boys") in 1973. Starski collaborated with famous Polish Oscar andPalme d'Or -winning directorAndrzej Wajda on projects like "Człowiek z marmuru" ("Man of Marble "), "Człowiek z żelaza" ("Man of Iron "), "Panny z wilka" ("The Maids of Wilko") and "Pan Tadeusz ". Starski also worked on stage productions with Wajda,Aleksander Bardini ,Arthur Miller andAndrzej Łapicki .In 1993, he won an Academy Award (shared with
Ewa Braun ) for Best Art Direction/Set Decoration forSteven Spielberg 's "Schindler's List ". He also ahs worked withAgnieszka Holland ("Europe, Europe" and "Washington Square") andJerzy Stuhr ("Historie miłosne"-"Love stories"). Starski worked withRoman Polanski on "The Pianist" in 2002 (winning a Cesar Award) and "Oliver Twist" in 2005. His latest projects are the American films "Hannibal Rising" byPeter Webber and "Snow Princess" byMark Roemmich .External links
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