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 of the saga after the original trilogy, using groundbreaking digital cinematography and effects to bridge the prequel era toward the fall of the Republic. It expanded the mythology of the Jedi Order and set the stage for Anakin Skywalker's descent, making it a pivotal chapter for collectors tracing the saga's internal chronology and its place in early 2000s blockbuster filmmaking.
This cell centers on Anakin Skywalker and Padmé Amidala, the couple whose secret relationship forms the emotional spine of the prequel trilogy. Anakin appears here as the young Jedi apprentice on the cusp of greatness and tragedy, while Padmé represents the political idealism and personal risk that draws him closer to his fate. A 35mm cell bearing both names together is prized precisely for that pairing, a physical fragment preserving the moment their story begins to intertwine on screen, offering collectors a tangible link to the romance that shapes the entire saga's outcome.
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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