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
Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones arrived in 2002 as the second installment of George Lucas's prequel trilogy, produced under Lucasworks and released by 20th Century Fox. It expanded the mythology of the saga, deepening the political unrest of the Republic and the personal arc of a young man drawn toward darkness. As a major studio tentpole with groundbreaking digital effects and an ensemble returning from The Phantom Menace, it remains a touchstone for collectors tracing the franchise's technical and narrative evolution.
This cell bears the name Anakin Skywalker, the character whose journey anchors the entire saga's tragedy and redemption. Here he appears in his formative years, a Jedi apprentice caught between duty, forbidden love, and simmering resentment, the seeds of Darth Vader taking root. For collectors, a 35mm frame naming him from this film holds particular weight, capturing the pivot point of his transformation. Whether drawn from a trailer or the finished picture, this piece of film represents a physical fragment of that turning, a tangible link to one of cinema's most consequential character arcs.
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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