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 in 2002 by Lucasfilm and 20th Century Fox, Attack of the Clones marked the second chapter of the Star Wars prequel trilogy, pushing the saga further into digital filmmaking and expanding the mythology of the Republic's fall. Directed by George Lucas, it deepened the story of the galaxy's slide toward the Empire while introducing the romance that would shape the saga's tragic arc. The film remains a touchstone for collectors tracing the series' technical and narrative evolution.
This cell centers on Padmé and Anakin, the couple whose relationship forms the emotional core of the prequels. Their pairing represents one of the saga's defining threads, a union that carries consequences reaching into the original trilogy. A 35mm cell of this kind preserves a physical fragment of that story, a single frame excised from the film's actual release print, offering collectors a tangible piece of the moment when these two characters' fates became intertwined on screen.
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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