American actress Uma Thurman (L) listens to British actor Jeremy Northam (R) during a photo call for director James Ivory's "The Golden Bowl" at the 53rd Cannes Film Festival May 14. Thurman and Northam star [in Ivory's entry] which competes with twenty-two other films from 15 countries for the Palme d'Or (Golden Palm) at the annual cinema film jamboree on the French Riviera.