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 decades away, released by 20th Century Fox and Lucasfilm as the second chapter in the prequel trilogy. It expanded the saga's mythology with the Clone Wars, deepened the political unraveling of the Republic, and pushed further into digital filmmaking than any prior installment. For longtime fans, it marked a pivotal turn in the story of Anakin Skywalker's descent, giving weight and consequence to a saga many had followed since childhood.
This cell pairs Padmé Amidala and Anakin Skywalker, the two figures whose bond anchors the emotional core of the prequels and sets the stage for the entire saga's tragedy. Their scenes together carry the weight of a forbidden romance developing against political and personal danger. A 35mm cell from this pairing preserves a physical frame of that unfolding relationship, the kind of artifact collectors seek to hold a tangible piece of the story's turning point, connecting directly to the saga's larger arc toward Darth Vader's origin.
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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