50 landscape and abstract paintings by Silence of the Lambs actor go on show at Mayfair's Gallery 27

The first British exhibition of paintings by the Oscar-winning Welsh actor Sir Anthony Hopkins opens in London tomorrow . The 50 landscape and abstract paintings by the Silence of the Lambs actor, who has exhibited throughout the US, will be displayed at Gallery 27 in Mayfair, central London, until Saturday before moving to The Dome in Edinburgh for four days on 2 March. Hopkins began painting in 2002, paints every day in his Malibu studio and "takes his art very seriously", according to exhibition promoter Jonathan Poole. Five limited-edition prints will be available for purchase.

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50 landscape and abstract paintings by Silence of the Lambs actor go on show at Mayfair's Gallery 27

The first British exhibition of paintings by the Oscar-winning Welsh actor Sir Anthony Hopkins opens in London tomorrow . The 50 landscape and abstract paintings by the Silence of the Lambs actor, who has exhibited throughout the US, will be displayed at Gallery 27 in Mayfair, central London, until Saturday before moving to The Dome in Edinburgh for four days on 2 March. Hopkins began painting in 2002, paints every day in his Malibu studio and "takes his art very seriously", according to exhibition promoter Jonathan Poole. Five limited-edition prints will be available for purchase.

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There are many good examples of poetry in movies (On film, Film & Music, 29 January). One that springs to mind is Argentinian director Eliseo Subiela's 1992 film El Lado Oscuro del Corazón (The Dark Side of the Heart), where the main character, Oliverio, is a young poet living in Buenos Aires and making ends meet by selling his ideas to advertising companies. In the movie Oliverio is constantly reciting poems by Juan Gelman, Mario Benedetti and his namesake Oliverio Girondo. Needless to say, the film was a success in Ibero­america, where it introduced these important Latin ­American poets to a younger generation.

Mario Lopez-Goicoechea

London

• A native, I've just returned to London after 26 years in New York City. While still in wonderment at how much richer London is now, I am also very aware of the economic turmoil in which it finds itself, along with much of the world. The Guardian's response to this in publishing summaries of the great poets of the English canon (The Romantic poets, 23-29 January) is simply inspiring. There is no other word I can think of for this act of defiance and resilience in the face of upheaval and austerity. Please continue to spread the word that art and beauty are what matter most, all else is dreck.

Michael Joseph

Hounslow, Middlesex

• Does the Guardian know what it is doing in publishing the Romantic poets booklets? Have you considered that they might find their way into schools, and breed a generation of subversive and revolutionary young people? It is hardly likely that Peter Mandelson and Ed Balls would welcome their appearance in schools – not least the Shelley and Blake selections.

Lionel Burman

West Kirby, Wirral

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There are many good examples of poetry in movies (On film, Film & Music, 29 January). One that springs to mind is Argentinian director Eliseo Subiela's 1992 film El Lado Oscuro del Corazón (The Dark Side of the Heart), where the main character, Oliverio, is a young poet living in Buenos Aires and making ends meet by selling his ideas to advertising companies. In the movie Oliverio is constantly reciting poems by Juan Gelman, Mario Benedetti and his namesake Oliverio Girondo. Needless to say, the film was a success in Ibero­america, where it introduced these important Latin ­American poets to a younger generation.

Mario Lopez-Goicoechea

London

• A native, I've just returned to London after 26 years in New York City. While still in wonderment at how much richer London is now, I am also very aware of the economic turmoil in which it finds itself, along with much of the world. The Guardian's response to this in publishing summaries of the great poets of the English canon (The Romantic poets, 23-29 January) is simply inspiring. There is no other word I can think of for this act of defiance and resilience in the face of upheaval and austerity. Please continue to spread the word that art and beauty are what matter most, all else is dreck.

Michael Joseph

Hounslow, Middlesex

• Does the Guardian know what it is doing in publishing the Romantic poets booklets? Have you considered that they might find their way into schools, and breed a generation of subversive and revolutionary young people? It is hardly likely that Peter Mandelson and Ed Balls would welcome their appearance in schools – not least the Shelley and Blake selections.

Lionel Burman

West Kirby, Wirral

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