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 part of Lucasfilm and 20th Century Fox's prequel trilogy, a return to the galaxy far, far away after a sixteen-year absence from the screen. Directed by George Lucas, the film pushed the saga deeper into digital filmmaking while advancing the political and personal unraveling that would define the fall of the Republic. It remains a key chapter for collectors tracing the series' technical evolution and its bridge between the original and prequel eras.
This cell centers on Padmé Amidala and Anakin Skywalker, the pairing at the heart of the film's central romance and the seed of the saga's later tragedy. Their shared scenes carry the weight of the prequels' emotional arc, foreshadowing choices that ripple through the entire series. As a 35mm frame, this piece preserves a physical fragment of that unfolding relationship, the kind of artifact prized by collectors who value tangible ties to pivotal character moments rather than reproductions.
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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