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 return to the director's chair for the first prequel sequel, released by 20th Century Fox under Lucasfilm. It expanded the mythology of the Republic's fall, introduced the Clone Wars that would define the saga's turning point, and pushed digital filmmaking further into the mainstream with its largely virtual production. For longtime fans it marked the midpoint of the prequel trilogy, deepening the romance between Anakin Skywalker and Padmé Amidala that the saga's tragedy hinges upon.
This cell preserves a moment between Padmé Amidala and Anakin Skywalker sharing a kiss, a scene central to the emotional architecture of the prequels. Their romance is the quiet hinge on which Anakin's fall eventually turns, making any tender exchange between them a point of fascination for collectors tracing the saga's arc. A 35mm frame from this sequence offers a physical fragment of that courtship, a tactile piece of the story before it darkens, valued by those who collect the human moments beneath the larger galactic conflict.
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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