The two begin a langorous affair mostly enjoyed in the great outdoors. Vibration in many ways marks a strange collision between the dreamy eroticism for which Sweden had become known and the attempt to appeal to swinging teen audiences as well. As usual Persson really dominates the screen when she appears, and as with Therese , the whole story is rendered as a flashback by the striking actress, who possesses an uncanny ability to change appearance from a world weary woman to a giggly schoolgirl with the flash of a smile. Many of the Audubon transfers from First Run have been an erratic bag, but Vibration is easily among the cleanest and clearest of the bunch, most likely because completely new elements had to be used in absence of a prior video transfer. The letterboxing looks just right, and the print is almost entirely clean and free of distracting glitches.
Contrast is excellent, with sharp detail reproduction.
The dubbed English audio track is acceptable but wasn't anything to shout about in the beginning. Girls Who Like Girls, Therese and Isabelle, The Frightened Woman, Daniella by Night , and Essy's big breakthrough film, I, a Woman . More on that one below. According to Metzger, he had to make a few alterations to the original film, namely shuffling the narrative structure a bit and making a few judicious trims to render the pace more palatable for American audiences. The result became a smash , thanks in no small part to the remarkable performance of Essy Persson in the lead role.