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 the second chapter of the Star Wars prequel trilogy, produced by Lucasfilm and released through 20th Century Fox. Coming three years after The Phantom Menace, it carried the weight of expanding the saga's mythology while introducing the romance that would shape the trilogy's tragic arc. As a 35MM artifact from this era, it represents the last major theatrical run before widespread digital projection, making physical film cells from this release a tangible link to a transitional moment in blockbuster filmmaking.
This cell centers on Padmé Amidala and Anakin Skywalker, the two figures whose relationship anchors the film's emotional core. Collectors seek this pairing because it marks the beginning of the saga's central romance, one that carries enormous narrative consequence across the trilogy. A cell built around these two characters together suggests a moment from their shared scenes, whether drawn from principal footage, a trailer reel, or a title card sequence used in marketing or archival prints. Such pairings are prized for capturing the two actors' likenesses in direct connection, a visual shorthand for the story's romantic and tragic dimensions.
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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