A woman goes to a psychologist and is hypnotized. In her hypnotic state, she has flashbacks of black widow-like murders she committed recently, while possessed by the Greek goddess Hera. In a confusing bit of editing, we also follow a group of detectives who are investigating the murders. The film is just a massive excuse for softcore porn and lame violence. I rented it because of the absolutely hilarious trailer found on the DVD for Miike's Gozu, which advertises "sex with on snowfield!", "homosexual sex!" (while a man and woman copulate on screen) and "sex with doctor!" The actual movie is much less funny, of course, but it has its moments. They invent all kinds of interesting new sexual positions. The woman causes an instant erection when she brushes against a man's crotch. Perhaps the best thing about the DVD is that the default language is actually English, a dub that sounds like it was produced in India, half incoherent and half containing ludicrously translated phrases like those I've already mentioned.
Review of Hera Purple
