Lambert was part of the ensemble cast of '' Bel Canto '' from director Paul Weitz , an adaptation of the 2002 novel of the same name , by Ann Patchett . Lambert played the role of a French ambassador who was part of the Japanese embassy hostage crisis ( also called the Lima Crisis ) of 1996 – 1997 in Lima , Peru . Lambert received praise , along with the rest of the cast , for " performances that are uniformly excellent " " Lambert married Diane Lane in October 1988 ; they divorced in 1994 . They have a daughter , Eleanor Jasmine
Japanese embassy hostage crisis
Japanese embassy hostage crisis
Christopher Lambert