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 returned to direct the second installment of the prequel trilogy, released through Twentieth Century Fox and Lucasfilm. It expanded the galaxy's political unraveling, deepened the romance between Anakin and Padmé, and introduced the clone army that would define the Republic's fall. As a franchise cornerstone, it remains a fixture for collectors tracing the saga's visual and narrative evolution across formats and decades.
This 35MM cell centers on Padmé Amidala, the former Queen of Naboo turned Senator, portrayed by Natalie Portman, a character prized by collectors for her political conviction and central role in the saga's tragic arc. A frame bearing her name alone suggests a piece drawn directly from the film's continuity, likely part of a title or credits sequence marking her presence within the story rather than a specific staged scene. Such cells hold appeal for their direct textual link to the character's identity within the print itself.
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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