The new almanac film Moscow, I Love You! has opened in the Russian capital. After falling in love with Paris and New York, now anyone can try falling in love with Moscow. And the recent premiere was a good opportunity for Moscow lovers and city dwellers to express their feelings.

Just like Paris, I Love You and New York, I Love You, the film consists of several episodes united by one mutual theme. Altogether there are 18 romantic and touching five-minute novellas by 18 directors. The plot of each short film represents a striking moment from the capital's life dealing with people's attitudes, love, meetings and discoveries. Eventually the project gathered several generations of filmmakers, from 30 to 90 years old, which gives a profound angle to the perception of the city's spirit and the film in general.

"All of these individual stories make up a film history of Moscow and its people," said Yegor Konchalovsky, the producer of the film and one of its directors. "Every story contains an optimistic and positive message. I cannot say that our film is a systematic, self-conscious and complete panorama. Rather, it is an anthology that builds upon different views on aesthetics, production methods and editing. Each director has his own set of actors; each has complete artistic control of his segment."

Konchalovsky and his team worked on the film for two years. They say it was a difficult process to unite very different stories.

The film was released just in time to coincide with the 863rd birthday of Moscow and promises to be a big hit.