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 full directorial control of the prequel trilogy, pushing digital filmmaking further than any studio production before it. As the second chapter of the prequels, it deepened the mythology of the Republic's fall, introducing the Clone Wars that would reshape the saga, while expanding the romance between its two central figures into something collectors and fans continue to revisit.
This cell preserves a frame of Padmé and Anakin together, the pairing at the emotional core of the film. Padmé Amidala, former queen turned senator, and Anakin Skywalker, the apprentice bound for a darker path, anchor a relationship that drives much of the prequel narrative forward. A 35mm cell featuring these two together holds appeal for collectors tracing the arc of their doomed romance, a physical remnant of celluloid history capturing a moment central to Anakin's turn and the galaxy's unraveling.
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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