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 more than two decades, continuing the prequel trilogy that reintroduced Star Wars to a new generation. Set ten years after The Phantom Menace, the film deepened the saga's political intrigue and pushed the franchise further into digital filmmaking, using extensive greenscreen and CGI environments unprecedented for its time. It remains a touchstone for debates about the prequels' legacy, valued both for its ambition and its pivotal role in Anakin Skywalker's transformation.
This cell bears Anakin Skywalker's name, the young Jedi whose arc across these films charts the slow unraveling that leads to Darth Vader. Collectors seek his frames for that duality, a hero already carrying the seeds of tragedy. A 35mm cell like this preserves a fragment of that unfolding story, a physical trace of the print that once ran through theaters, tying the character's presence directly to the film's original release.
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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