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
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FILM NOTES
Released by 20th Century Fox in 2002, Attack of the Clones marked George Lucas's return to directing after decades away, continuing the prequel trilogy that reintroduced Star Wars to a new generation. Set ten years after The Phantom Menace, the film pushed the saga toward war and tragedy, laying groundwork for Anakin Skywalker's descent. It remains a touchstone for collectors tracing the franchise's technical evolution, as Lucas pursued fully digital production on a scale not attempted before in mainstream cinema.
This cell centers on Anakin Skywalker and Padmé Amidala, the couple whose bond drives much of the prequel era's emotional weight. Their relationship, forbidden by Jedi code and political circumstance, becomes the hinge on which Anakin's fate eventually turns. Collectors seek frames pairing these two names specifically because the romance is central to understanding his transformation later in the saga. A 35mm cell bearing both names preserves a physical fragment of that pivotal narrative thread, a tangible piece of the print reels that once carried this story into theaters.
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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