Xavier Saint-Macary, born in 1948, emerged from the Cours Simon drama school to make his mark in French cinema. In 1977, he appeared in Stuntwoman, a film that delves into the gritty underbelly of the film industry, reflecting the era's fascination with exploitation narratives. His performance adds a layer of intrigue to the cult film landscape, bridging the gap between mainstream and underground cinema. Saint-Macary's career, though brief, resonates within the context of 1970s French cinema, making his work in Stuntwoman a noteworthy exploration of that time.
Stuntwoman
A movie about a good-for-nothing stuntman called Mike Gaucher who can't do one single job without something going wrong. His fiancée wants to kill him, the film studios don't want to give him any more work and, as King Kong for a promotion in a supermarket, he winds up destroying some display shelves. The only role he plays well is pretending not to be able to hear, speak and walk in order to get money from the government. Then along comes the "beautiful" actor called Bruno Ferrari. Supposedly a fearless stuntman, Ferrari turns out to be afraid of heights once his feet leave the ground. So a stuntman is needed to prevent a scandal. And who is the man who looks most (or exactly) like Bruno? You guessed it, good-for-nothing Mike.
