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 by 20th Century Fox in 2002, Attack of the Clones marked George Lucas's return to directing after a long absence and continued the prequel trilogy's expansion of the Star Wars mythology. Arriving amid massive fan anticipation and heavy merchandising, the film introduced digital production techniques that pushed the boundaries of blockbuster filmmaking at the time, and it deepened the saga's political intrigue while advancing the doomed romance central to the character's arc.
This piece centers on Anakin Skywalker, the young Jedi whose journey from apprentice to eventual tragedy anchors much of the prequel narrative. A frame drawn from his scenes carries weight for collectors precisely because his transformation across these films is the emotional spine of the entire saga, making any physical artifact tied to him a touchstone for those following his path from promise to downfall. As a 35MM cell, it preserves an actual strip from theatrical release prints, a tangible fragment of the movie's original run rather than a reproduction, appealing to those who value direct connection to the film's first exhibition.
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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