Starski, Allan

(1943-)

   Production designer, art director, and set decorator who won an Oscar award for Best Art Direction for his work on Steven Spielberg's Schindler's List (1993). Starski has been working as a set designer since 1973. He received acclaim for his work on Andrzej Wajda's films, including his classic Man of Marble (1977), The Maids of Wilko (1979), Man of Iron (1981), and Danton (1983). In the 1980s, he also worked with other Polish directors, including Krzysztof Kieślowski (No End, 1985) and Janusz Zaorski (Baritone, 1985, and Bodensee, 1986). In the 1990s, Starski continued his collaboration with Wajda on his Holocaust films, Korczak (1990) and Holy Week (1996), and on an epic historical adaptation, Pan Tadeusz (1999). He also worked with Agnieszka Holland on Europa, Europa (1991) and Washington Square (1997) and received several awards for his work on Roman Polanski's The Pianist (2002). He is the son of screenwriter Ludwik Starski.

   Historical Dictionary of Polish Cinema by Marek Haltof