Rick wrote:
I can buy into the darkening wardrobe notion on a purely technical level. It's just the sort of thing that costume designers and wardrobe people would think is very deep and helps to validate their existence. The sort of thing they'd run by the producer and director who would nod and say, "Sure, sounds good."
The rest of it, the "Saneman" sign and such, while interesting, I'd be much more likely to chalk up to happenstance. But what do I know?
Interesting post. I've read some stuff by Dillard before, trying to figure out where.


Happenstance? Perhaps. But maybe not quite that much of a stretch. I mean, the name on the wall could have been "Johnson" or "Davis". Saneman is a pretty unusual name. Think about it...the question had to have come up with the director and set designer - "What name shall we paint on the wall?" Somebody must have given it some thought.