Despite Queen Amidala's strong words of defiance against the Trade Federation, their legions of droids and weaponry cannot ultimately be repelled. She watches helplessly as her city of Theed succumbs to the enemy in this beautiful scene shot on location at Caserta Palace, Italy in 1997, with some likely ILM visual additions in post production.
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| Reference image taken of Natalie Portman as Amidala at Caserta Palace, Italy in 1997. |
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| Two of the key Queen Amidala images used for marketing. |
"It's very similar (to working on a more realistic drama) but obviously very different. On something like Star Wars, you can find inspiration from any culture, any time period - there are absolutely no limitations. You can use anything from anywhere, and that's fantastic!"
Tricia Biggar - Star Wars Insider magazine - May 2004
EPISODE ONE's costume design:
https://www.starwars.com/video/costume-drama
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