Named in the title of 3 peer-reviewed works
Examples
La Force est avec George! Star Wars : Episode II — Attack of the Clones Star Wars : Episode II — Attack of the Clones — Ciné-Bulles : Le cinéma d’auteur avant tout, 2002
Star Wars Episode II Attack of the Clones (Motion picture) — Sight & sound/Sight and sound, 2002
La Force est avec George! / Star Wars : Episode II — Attack of the Clones — Ciné-Bulles : Le cinéma d’auteur avant tout, 2002
Sources: Wikidata · OpenAlex · Library of Congress. The record of the motion picture, not an assessment of this cell.
FILM NOTES
Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones arrived in 2002 as George Lucas's follow-up to The Phantom Menace, continuing the prequel trilogy under Lucasfilm and 20th Century Fox distribution. It pushed the saga's digital ambitions further, shot largely on early high-definition video, and expanded the mythology with the Clone Wars, Anakin's turn toward darkness, and the romance at the story's core. For collectors, it represents a transitional moment in blockbuster filmmaking and in the saga's internal chronology.
This 35MM cell carries Padmé Amidala, the former queen turned senator whose political conviction and personal entanglement with Anakin Skywalker drive much of the film's emotional weight. She remains one of the most sought character strands in prequel-era memorabilia, prized for her dual role as stateswoman and romantic center. A single-character reel like this isolates her presence within the film's frame sequence, offering collectors a tangible fragment tied directly to her arc rather than a scene shared with other figures.
This original motion picture film element has been examined and authenticated by Crown Grading in partnership with National Film Vault, and encapsulated for archival preservation.
Why so little survivesRelease prints were leased to theaters, not sold. When the run ended they went back to the distributor to be destroyed, and most were. What collectors hold today came from the prints that escaped that order, and no new 35mm prints of these films are being struck.
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