Editing Les Halles (section)

==In popular culture==

* Scenes of the old Les Halles marketplace can be seen in the films {{lang|fr|[[Bonjour Tristesse (1958 film)|Bonjour Tristesse]]}} (1958) and in {{lang|fr|[[Charade (1963 film)|Charade]]}} and {{lang|fr|[[Irma la Douce]]}} (both 1963).
* Part of the actual demolition of the site is featured in the 1974 film {{lang|fr|Touche pas à la femme blanche}} (''[[Don't Touch the White Woman!]]''), which iconoclastically restages General [[George Armstrong Custer|Custer]]'s [[Battle of the Little Bighorn|'last stand']] in a distinctly French context in and around the area.
* In 1977, [[Roberto Rossellini]] made a 54-minute documentary film that testified to the public's response to the demolition of Les Halles and the construction of {{lang|fr|[[Centre Georges Pompidou]]|italic=no}}. "The result was a sceptical vision rather than a pure celebration."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.macba.cat/en/exhibition-filming-beaubourg- |title=Roberto Rossellini. Filming Beaubourg |access-date=14 November 2015 |website=Museu d'Art Contemporani de Barcelona}}</ref>
* The 1998 action movie ''[[Ronin (film)|Ronin]]'', well known for its famous [[car chase]] scenes, used the Les Halles tunnel network as one of the locations for the final emblematic pursuit across Paris.
* The open-air market and Baltard's pavilions were digitally reconstructed for the 2004 film {{lang|fr|Un long dimanche de fiançailles}} (''[[A Very Long Engagement]]''), which was set after the First World War.
* The Revolution-era version of Les Halles and Halles aux Blés can be found in the 2014 video game ''[[Assassin's Creed Unity]]'', where the observational tower built by [[Catherine de Médici]] beside the pavilion acts as the district's synchronisation point. It serves as the location for a mission, which results in an explosion and the severe burning of the interior.<ref>{{cite video game|title=[[Assassin's Creed Unity]]|developer=[[Ubisoft Montreal]]|publisher=[[Ubisoft]]|date=November 11, 2014|platform=[[Microsoft Windows|Windows]], [[PlayStation 4|PS4]], [[Xbox One]]}}</ref>