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 the second chapter of George Lucas's prequel trilogy, released by 20th Century Fox in association with Lucasfilm. It marked a technical leap forward, shot almost entirely on high-definition digital cameras, and expanded the saga's mythology by tracing the romance and political unrest that would give rise to the Empire. As a piece of blockbuster history, it represents Lucas's continued push toward a fully digital filmmaking future.
This cell pairs Padmé Amidala and Anakin Skywalker, the central couple whose forbidden relationship drives the emotional core of the prequel era. Collectors seek their pairing because it anchors the saga's tragic arc, the seed of Anakin's turn and Padmé's fate in later films. A 35mm cell bearing both names preserves a fragment of their shared screen presence, a physical remnant of the celluloid era before digital projection fully replaced it, tying this romance-driven duo to the tactile history of film exhibition 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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