英语文摘:Zhang Ziyi's new film is about AIDS

BEIJING, May 21 -- Zhang Ziyi returns to the spotlight with a film on the AIDS problem in China, following the controversy over her donations for quake relief.

Tentatively titled A Tale of Magic, the film is a melancholic love story involving the characters of Zhang and Hong Kong actor Aaron Kwok, set in a Chinese village.

Neither the director Gu Changwei nor the actors would say anything about the plot at a press conference in Beijing on May 18.

It was Zhang's first public appearance after what has been dubbed the "donation fraud".

Director Gu Changwei (1 R), with Zhang Ziyi, Aaron Kwok and Jiang Wenli (from R to L), cast of A Tale of Magic.

She was first accused of donating only part of the claimed 1 million yuan to victims of the earthquake in Sichuan in 2008. It was later revealed that she had not raised anywhere close to this amount at a party she held in Cannes for the purpose.

In an exclusive interview with China Daily she admitted she had collected only US$1,300 in cash at Cannes, saying many had committed big amounts but had not kept their word. She attributed the controversy to her lack of experience in organizing charity donations.