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
Attack of the Clones arrived in 2002 as Lucasfilm and Twentieth Century Fox pushed the prequel trilogy into its second chapter, expanding the saga's political intrigue and deepening the romance that would shape the Skywalker line. Directed by George Lucas, it marked a technical leap forward, being one of the first major studio films shot entirely on digital cameras, and it remains a touchstone for collectors tracing the franchise's evolution across formats and eras.
This cell preserves a strip from the reel centered on Padmé Amidala and Anakin Skywalker, the two figures whose relationship anchors the film's emotional core and sets the course for the saga's tragedy. As a name pairing rather than a single-character cell, it draws interest from collectors who follow the Padmé and Anakin arc specifically, valuing frames that capture the two together over isolated character shots. A 35mm cell like this is a physical fragment of the actual release print, a tangible piece of the film's theatrical run rather than a reproduction or promotional item.
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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