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
Attack of the Clones arrived in 2002 as Lucasfilm and 20th Century Fox pushed the prequel trilogy into its second chapter, expanding the saga's mythology while introducing the digital production techniques that would define the era. Directed by George Lucas, the film deepened the political intrigue of the Republic and gave audiences their first extended look at the romance between two central figures of the saga, a relationship that would carry enormous weight in the story's larger arc toward tragedy.
This cell preserves a moment shared by Padmé Amidala and Anakin Skywalker, two names that anchor the emotional core of the prequel era. Their pairing represents one of the saga's most consequential relationships, the seed from which much of the galaxy's later history grows. For collectors, a 35mm cell bearing both characters together holds particular value, capturing a single frame excised from the reel itself, a physical fragment of the film's original theatrical run rather than a reproduction or promotional artifact.
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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