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
Released by 20th Century Fox in 2002, Attack of the Clones marked the second chapter of George Lucas's prequel trilogy, expanding the Star Wars saga with new digital filmmaking techniques and a galaxy sliding toward war. The film introduced audiences to a matured Anakin Skywalker and deepened the political and romantic threads that would shape the fall of the Republic. As a bridge film, it carries the weight of foreshadowing, setting up the tragedy that defines the entire saga.
This cell centers on Padmé Amidala and Anakin Skywalker, the two figures whose relationship anchors the emotional core of the prequels. Their pairing is one of the most sought after by collectors, representing the beginning of a doomed romance central to the saga's mythology. A cell like this preserves a fragment of that story on film, a physical trace of the moment their arc took shape, offered here in its original 35MM format as a piece of cinema history.
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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