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 directing after nearly two decades, continuing the prequel trilogy for Twentieth Century Fox and Lucasfilm. It expanded the saga's mythology with the Clone Wars' origins and deepened the political unraveling of the Republic, while introducing digital filmmaking techniques that pushed the series into new technical territory. As a bridge film in the prequel arc, it carries significance for tracing Anakin Skywalker's path toward Darth Vader and for cementing the romantic thread that would shape the saga's tragedy.
This cell preserves a moment central to that romantic thread: Padmé Amidala and Anakin Skywalker sharing a kiss, a scene collectors prize as the turning point of their forbidden relationship. Padmé, senator and former queen, and Anakin, the gifted young Jedi under watch, anchor much of the film's emotional stakes here. A 35mm cell from this scene represents the physical film stock capturing that pivotal beat, valued by collectors for holding a tangible piece of the saga's most consequential love story.
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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