...against your description of S&S3's Colonel Brandon as a "bristling angry man." I do not see this at all, and I think if you watch the scenes with him gently encouraging Marianne in her efforts to learn a challenging piece of music (which he generously gave her) and the tender scene at Eliza's bedside in which he reassures her that she will want for nothing, you will understand why I disagree with your assessment. There are many other tender moments with him in addition to the ones I described. Actually, one of the reasons I dislike what was done with Brandon's character in S&S2 is that he does NOT show any particular affection for or tenderness toward his ward, Eliza. He coldly refers to her as "headstrong" and an "illegitimate child"; if he is supposed to be a caring guardian, then this isn't made clear to the audience. There is a scene in the original S&S2 screenplay with him finding Eliza, expressing shock over her pregnancy, and comforting her. This scene should have been left in the film, IMO, as it would have been the only scene to show any sort of fatherly love from Brandon to Eliza.