Hardcore - A Photo Journal - Eric Kroll, Paul Schrader

Hardcore - A Photo/Journal - Eric Kroll, foreword by Paul Schrader / 224-page hardback, 8.4 x 11.4 inches, illustrated throughout / English edition published in 2025 by Timeless (France) / ISBN 9791096037353

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A striking new photobook by Eric Kroll, featuring rare and intimate photographs taken during the shooting of Paul Schrader's cult 1979 film—and much more beyond.

This book takes you deep into the world behind the camera: the set, the atmosphere, and the many individuals—technicians, casting director, actors and non-actors alike—who accompanied or inspired Kroll throughout the shoot.

More than a simple behind-the-scenes document, Hardcore also includes the photographer's own reflections, commentary and a recent interview he conducted with adult film actress Serena.

The book is also accompanied by a foreword from Paul Schrader and a rare text he penned in 1978 for a publishing project about the film that was never completed.

Together, these elements reveal a deeply personal and unexpectedly intimate perspective on the film and on the porn film industry at the end of the 1970s.

Eric Kroll (born 1946) is an American photojournalist, photographer famous for his fetish work, erotica historian, and book editor. Paul Schrader (born 1946 in Grand Rapids, Michigan) is an American screenwriter (Taxi Driver, Raging Bull...) and director (American Gigolo, Mishima, First Reformed...). He has collaborated with Sydney Pollack, Martin Scorsese, Brian De Palma, Steven Spielberg and others.