# Y. k; P' ~9 r) c! i& P! t Steelworker Chen has a passion for music and plays the accordion in a localband with a close group of friends. When his estranged wife returns one dayafter years of absence, she demands a divorce and sole custody of theirdaughter. Chen is at a loss. He doesn't mind divorcing a woman who has become astranger, but he can't bear to part with his daughter. Chen has worked hard togive her a respectable life and has taught her his love of music. When asked ifshe'd rather stay with her father or go with her mother, the girl gives apractical, devastating answer: she'll go with whomever can provide her with apiano. Chen cannot afford such a luxury item, but the piano becomes his lasthope to save what little is left of his family. With the help of his loyalfriends and the support of his lover - the singer in his band - Chen concoctsseveral plans to fulfill his daughter'swish... & | C) _% E; o! p9 k8 J4 C& ?& P2 v6 T2 c% `6 I6 C
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5 ?7 n5 ]4 U" W上海电影节本是张猛的福地，他的《耳朵大有福》在2007年上海电影节上获得了`亚洲新人奖`的评委会特别奖，还在华语电影传媒大奖上击败了来自台湾的强敌林书宇和钮承泽，斩获最佳新导演奖。但这项荣誉并未让张猛的导演之路畅通无阻，他的第二部电影《钢的琴》仍旧面临资金紧缺的窘境，`拍摄《钢的琴》的过程中遇到过很多问题，资金一直处在紧张的状态，都靠朋友七拼八凑，始终压力很大。`《钢的琴》得到上海电影节25万元创投基金的支持，加上好友秦海璐以出品人的身份拔刀相助，最终让该片得以完成。 / o, u3 ] D$ M! [ ) h, a6 N2 S8 y6 U% ~' d3 ~* m3 z" ]; y k- X/ I9 Y
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影片完成后，《钢的琴》先亮相多伦多电影节，随后助力王千源荣膺东京国际电影节影帝，这部描写小人物为尊严与梦想疯狂完成大事件的喜剧便一直被业内看好，在众多电影节上屡获嘉奖。然而，就在本片即将上映之际却传出改名风波，令导演张猛极为无奈：`要在国内上映时片方却要求‘改名‘，配合发行，给片子起个更加商业化的名字，并迅速在网上开始征集。`改名消息一经传播，便引起了网友的激烈响应，《钢琴总动员》、《变形金刚琴》、《郭德·钢的琴》等五花八门的名字层出不穷。甚至，一些影评人和业内人士也加入了改名大军，如资深影评人图宾根木匠便提出可叫《钢琴大业》、张小北提议叫《最钢的琴》，著名编剧宁财神更是戏称改为《半价票》。对此，导演张猛坚决回击，表示自己不会妥协。 7 }5 u; ^0 T& K D , }; _+ o, s! Y, f5 U0 x$ X3 X7 q& _ ! e! |. W8 i5 L# u% \影帝王千源差点与本片擦身而过8 R# s+ O4 m, A8 f4 j; i; j
