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 the second entry in George Lucas's prequel trilogy, produced and released by 20th Century Fox under Lucasfilm. It marked a turning point for the saga, advancing the political unraveling of the Republic while deepening the personal history between Anakin Skywalker and Padmé Amidala, a relationship central to the tragedy that follows in the series. The film pushed digital filmmaking further than its predecessor and remains a key chapter for understanding how the prequels shape the fall of the Jedi Order and the rise of the Empire.
This cell centers on Padmé and Anakin, with Obi-Wan also part of the frame's cast grouping, placing three of the trilogy's defining figures together in a single strip. For collectors, this pairing holds weight because it touches the emotional core of the saga, the bond forming between Anakin and Padmé under Obi-Wan's watch. A 35MM cell like this preserves a physical fragment of that pivotal narrative thread, a tangible piece of the reel that carried these characters through one of the prequel era's most consequential stories.
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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