Dokumentalne portrety kobiet w filmach Ireny Kamieńskiej

The author presents one of the main topics in Irena Kamieńska’s documentary oeuvre — the problems of women. In the article she discusses two kinds of female portraits created by the director — strong and full of enthusiasm (Good Morning, Children, Next Point on the Agenda), and helpless, without any hope (Workers; Day After Day). Of crucial importance is the sociological-historical context, referred to by the author, which makes it possible to take a broader view on the conditions in which the protagonists of Kamieńska’s documentaries lived. In addition, the author discusses the director’s attitude to her protagonists.