What is "ligabue"

Ligabue is a family name of Italian origin, and may refer to:

• Antonio Ligabue (1899-1965), Italian naïve painter
• Giancarlo Ligabue (1931-2015), Italian palaeontologist, politician and businessman
• Ilva Ligabue (1932-1998), Italian operatic soprano
• Luciano Ligabue (born 1960), Italian singer, songwriter, book writer and film director

Ligabue is a 1978 Italian biographical drama film directed by Salvatore Nocita. It depicts real life events of painter Antonio Ligabue. For this film Nocita was awarded Nastro d'Argento for Best New Director, while Flavio Bucci won the Nastro d'Argento for Best Actor.