▁Jar man ▁film , ▁of ▁the ▁British ▁television ▁company ▁Channel ▁ 4 ▁in ▁fund ing ▁and ▁distribution . ▁Fund ed ▁by ▁the ▁British ▁Film ▁Institute ▁and ▁produced ▁by ▁film ▁the or ist ▁Col in ▁Mac C abe , ▁Car av aggio ▁became ▁Jar man ' s ▁most ▁famous ▁film ▁to ▁date , ▁and ▁marked ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁a ▁new ▁phase ▁in ▁his ▁film making ▁career : ▁from ▁then ▁on wards , ▁all ▁his ▁films ▁would ▁be ▁partly ▁fund ed ▁by ▁television ▁companies , ▁often ▁receiving ▁their ▁most ▁prominent ▁exhibition ▁in ▁TV ▁screen ings . ▁Car av aggio ▁also ▁saw ▁Jar man ▁work ▁with ▁actress ▁T ilda ▁Sw inton ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time . ▁O vert ▁dep ict ions ▁of ▁hom osex ual ▁love , ▁narr ative ▁ambigu ity , ▁and ▁the ▁live ▁representations ▁of ▁Car av aggio ' s ▁most ▁famous ▁paint ings ▁are ▁all ▁prominent ▁features ▁in ▁the ▁film . ▁ ▁The ▁conclusion ▁of ▁Car av aggio ▁also ▁marked ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁a ▁temporary ▁abandon ment ▁of ▁traditional ▁narr ative ▁in ▁Jar man ' s ▁films . ▁Fr ustr ated ▁by ▁the ▁form ality ▁of ▁ 3 5 mm ▁film ▁production , ▁and ▁by ▁the ▁dependence ▁on ▁institutions ▁and ▁the ▁result ant ▁prolong ed ▁in activity ▁associated ▁with ▁it ▁( which ▁had ▁already ▁cost ▁him ▁seven ▁years ▁with ▁Car av aggio , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁der ail ing ▁several ▁long - term ▁projects ), ▁Jar man ▁returned ▁to ▁and ▁expanded ▁the ▁super ▁ 8 mm - based ▁form ▁he ▁had ▁previously ▁worked