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, Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones marked George Lucas's return to the director's chair for the second installment of the prequel trilogy, distributed by 20th Century Fox. Arriving three years after The Phantom Menace, the film pushed the saga's digital effects further, expanding the galaxy's scope while setting the stage for the Republic's collapse into empire. It remains a touchstone for the era's blend of practical and computer-generated filmmaking, and for introducing audiences to a more matured, conflicted version of a character who would become the saga's central tragedy.
This 35mm cell preserves a frame of Anakin Skywalker, the young Jedi whose arc defines the prequel era and whose eventual turn to the dark side makes him one of the most collected figures in the franchise. A physical film cell offers a tangible link to the theatrical print itself, a single frame excised from the reel that once ran through a projector. For collectors, Anakin cells from this installment hold particular weight, capturing him at the point where his power, restlessness, and hidden vulnerabilities begin to surface before the fall that follows in later chapters.
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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