Ligabue (film)

Ligabue
Directed by	Salvatore Nocita
Written by	Arnaldo Bagnasco Cesare Zavattini
Cinematography	Roberto Gerardi
Music by	Armando Trovajoli
Release date	1978 (1978)
Running time	200 min
Language	Italian

Ligabue is a 1978 Italian biographical drama film directed by Salvatore Nocita. It depicts real life events of painter Antonio Ligabue.[1] It is based on a book by Cesare Zavattini.[2] For this film Nocita was awarded Nastro d'Argento for Best New Director, while Flavio Bucci won the Nastro d'Argento for Best Actor.[3]

Cast

• Flavio Bucci: Antonio Ligabue
• Andréa Ferréol: Cesarina
• Pamela Villoresi: Pia
• Giuseppe Pambieri: Mazzacurati
• Alessandro Haber: Cachi
• Renzo Palmer: Sindaco

References

1. Roberto Chiti; Roberto Poppi; Enrico Lancia. Dizionario del cinema italiano: I film. Gremese, 1991. ISBN 8876059350.
2. "Ligabue (1978)". AllMovie.
3. Enrico Lancia (1998). I premi del cinema. Gremese Editore, 1998. ISBN 88-7742-221-1.

External links

• Ligabue at IMDb