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 from Lucasfilm and Twentieth Century Fox, the second entry in the prequel trilogy and George Lucas's return to full directorial control after over two decades away from the saga. Set ten years after The Phantom Menace, it deepened the mythology of the Republic's fall, introduced the clone army that would become the Empire's foundation, and pushed the franchise further into digital filmmaking with extensive greenscreen and CGI environments. It remains a touchstone for collectors tracing the technical and narrative bridge between the original trilogy and its predecessors.
This cell preserves a moment between Padmé Amidala and Anakin Skywalker, the two figures whose romance quietly steers the prequels toward tragedy. Padmé, the former queen turned senator, and Anakin, the apprentice drawn toward darkness, share a bond collectors prize for its narrative weight, since their union sets in motion Luke and Leia's eventual births. A kiss between them marks a turning point in their forbidden attachment, a small but consequential frame within the larger saga's unfolding fate.
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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