Biography
Born in Rudolstadt, Thuringia in 1944. He grew up in Berlin, studied journalism and was a trainee on a newspaper; subsequently becoming an editor on the Berlin newspaper "Der Abend". He worked as a freelance film and television critic for various publications and made television features for the broadcaster SFB"s magazine programme, "Berliner Fenster". He began working as a film director in 1971, initially collaborating with Wolfram Zobus. Lambert produces his own films and also often appears in the leading role. A painter from 1993 onwards. So far, 17 of his films have screened at the Berlinale.
Source: 66. Internationale Filmfestspiele (Catalogue)