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
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FILM NOTES
Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones arrived in 2002 as the second installment of George Lucas's prequel trilogy, released by Twentieth Century Fox under Lucasfilm. It pushed the saga further into digital filmmaking, expanding the galaxy's political intrigue while deepening the romance that would shape its tragic arc. The film marked a turning point in the Skywalker saga, setting up the fall that defines the entire series, and remains a touchstone for collectors tracing the visual evolution of the Star Wars universe on film.
This cell preserves a frame of Padmé Amidala and Anakin Skywalker together, the central pairing whose bond drives much of the prequel trilogy's emotional weight. Their scenes together are among the most sought after by collectors, as this relationship becomes the fulcrum for the saga's larger tragedy. A 35mm cell from this pairing captures a piece of the reel where their story unfolds, a physical fragment of the celluloid that carried their shared moments to audiences in theaters upon the film's original release.
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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