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 in 2002 by Lucasfilm and 20th Century Fox, 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. It expanded the saga's political scope while deepening the romance between its two young leads, a relationship that would shape the rest of the series. The film pushed digital filmmaking forward, shot entirely on high definition video, and remains a touchstone for collectors tracing the franchise's technical evolution alongside its mythology.
This cell preserves a frame of Padmé and Anakin together, the central pairing whose bond drives much of the prequel era's emotional weight. Padmé Amidala, Naboo's former queen turned senator, and Anakin Skywalker, the Jedi apprentice destined for tragedy, anchor a story of duty and forbidden attachment. Collectors seek this pairing for its narrative significance, as their union sets in motion the saga's larger fall and redemption arcs. A 35mm cell like this offers a physical trace of that pivotal on-screen partnership, connecting the viewer directly to the film's original theatrical presentation.
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.
Tap to enlarge
