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
Released by 20th Century Fox in 2002, Attack of the Clones marked George Lucas's return to full directorial control over the prequel trilogy, expanding the saga's mythology through digital filmmaking techniques that pushed the boundaries of the medium at the time. As the second chapter of the prequels, it deepened the political intrigue of the Republic while advancing the personal drama that would ultimately shape the entire saga's tragedy, making it a pivotal piece in the larger Skywalker narrative.
This cell centers on Padmé Amidala and Anakin Skywalker, the two figures whose relationship forms the emotional core of the prequel era and, by extension, the entire nine-film saga. Their pairing represents one of the most collected dynamics in Star Wars memorabilia, as it plants the seeds for Luke and Leia's eventual existence and Anakin's fall to darkness. A 35mm cell bearing both names preserves an actual frame of celluloid from the theatrical print, a physical artifact of the moment these two characters shared screen time together in this defining chapter.
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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