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In 1999, a Manhattan singles agency tried a new system called 'speed dating', condensed encounters in which the participants spend eight minutes with each other. Taking this as a starting point, Close Encounters present Fast and Loose a darkly funny and stinging exploration of a society in which telephone, email, personal ads, face-to-face meetings and chat rooms each entail strategies which must be performed if you want to find a suitable partner...or must they?